Conservative pundit
Case
JD Vance and conservative commentators challenged Abdul El-Sayed’s opposition to Sharia bans. El-Sayed defended religious freedom and rejected imposing his faith, while critics disputed his comparison between Sharia and Christian canon law.
Role at the time: Author of a signed Daily Wire opinion essay
Responding to
El-Sayed’s comparison between Sharia and Christian canon law is misleading because their relationships to civil government differ.
“Because he could not be more obscenely, iniquitously wrong.”
Her full essay denounces the analogy and urges opposition, beyond a neutral distinction between legal systems.
Statement dates: August 27, 2026
Statement dates: August 27, 2026
